Re: [Libguestfs] [PATCH nbdkit] blocksize: Export block size constraints

2022-02-21 Thread Eric Blake
On Sun, Feb 20, 2022 at 08:56:37PM +, Richard W.M. Jones wrote: > This filter is a little unusual because it allows clients to send a > wider range of request sizes than the underlying plugin allows. > Therefore we advertise the widest possible minimum and maximum block > size to clients. > >

Re: [Libguestfs] [PATCH nbdkit] blocksize: Export block size constraints

2022-02-21 Thread Laszlo Ersek
On 02/20/22 21:56, Richard W.M. Jones wrote: > This filter is a little unusual because it allows clients to send a > wider range of request sizes than the underlying plugin allows. > Therefore we advertise the widest possible minimum and maximum block > size to clients. > > We still need to pick a

[Libguestfs] [PATCH nbdkit] blocksize: Export block size constraints

2022-02-20 Thread Richard W.M. Jones
This filter is a little unusual because it allows clients to send a wider range of request sizes than the underlying plugin allows. Therefore we advertise the widest possible minimum and maximum block size to clients. We still need to pick a suitable preferred block size assuming the plugin itself